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Bargain Book: Broadcast Brothers: On The Radio by Steve and Paul Jenner by Steve Jenner

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A true story about love and loyalties in families and family businesses the world over; risk, luck, laughter, hard work – and what happens when the little guys take on the big guys. It is life – affirming, optimistic and uplifting; and it really did happen. It is also Very Funny Indeed. Doesn’t matter if you know nothing or everything about radio and broadcasting; doesn’t matter where you are in the English – speaking world. This hilarious but touching true story is sure to engage and entertain any adult reader born with a sense of humour.

Towards the end of the last century in Britain, there was a modern – day gold rush; the rush to establish independent commercial radio stations in ‘virgin territories’ – or ‘white space’ – throughout the country.

Like Canal Mania and Railway Mania before it, the competition was cut – throat, the race headlong, the consequences unforgiving for the losers, life – changing for the winners. And the name of the game was Frequency Mania – the frantic scramble for control of the scarce FM radio frequencies which determined the rights to provide commercial radio services in regions right the way across the country.

This is the story of two brothers who grew up in the former Nottinghamshire coalfield, whose efforts would define this desperate dash. Without the benefits of money, status or influence, they took on the power of an indifferent Establishment in pursuit of their dreams and in doing so, changed the broadcasting map of the country forever. From toddlers to pirate radio DJs, from rank outsiders to the very heart of the broadcasting business, this is a white – knuckle ride through the country’s opportunities and limitations, told with urgency and a finely – tuned sense of the ridiculous.

With a nod to Danny Baker’s ‘Going To Sea In A Sieve’, this land – based version of ‘The Boat That Rocked’ thirty years after is an affectionate and hilarious ‘Spinal Tap’ for UK radio.

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Steve and Paul Jenner are professional broadcasters, authors and businessmen. They have clocked up over 30000 on – air hours between them on a wide variety of commercial and BBC radio stations and are two of the most recognisable radio voices in the Midlands and North West. Steve has experience as a press officer, music journalist and media commentator and has also been a teacher, property developer and Roversport – sponsored racing driver in national championships. Paul is a licenced F.A. coach and director of a football club, and is well known as being an accomplished auctioneer for local charitable causes. Both have business interests beyond radio.
Steve first took tentative steps to becoming a DJ in 1972, putting together a rig which was ‘borderline lethal’ and performing his first gigs soon afterwards. He’s been taking money off of people for playing records to them ever since.
After a spectacularly pathetic failed attempt to break into hospital radio, he got into the broadcasting business through the ‘back door’, having been introduced to Nottingham pirate station Horizon Radio by Paul in the early 90’s. This led, extremely indirectly to a unlikely career as a professional broadcaster, during which he would present all the major on – air shifts on commercial radio; weekday breakfast, the sports show, drivetime, the weekday afternoon show, and a number of high – profile presentation slots such as in – studio ‘anchor’ presenter on Ashbourne Radio’s Shrovetide Football coverage which he continues to do to this day, and along with Paul was one of the three – presenter on – air team at High Peak Radio for Live Aid 2, for which the station received a commendation from Sony. He was also Managing Director of both stations for a spell.
His career as a professional broadcaster really took off when he became press and media officer for the national language pressure group Plain English Campaign, and could be seen fighting to defend the apostrophe, amongst other things, as a ‘talking head’ on most the major TV networks including the BBC (He’s been on the famous breakfast Red Sofa on five occasions, both in London and later in Salford), ITV, Sky News and CNN as well as a wide range of international TV networks including South Korean and Russian national TV networks and has been a guest on virtually every BBC local radio station in the country including national stations such as Radio 2, 4 and 5 Live as well as BBC Scotland, Wales and in Northern Ireland and national commercial services such as Talk Radio.
He cheerfully admits such heady days are behind him now but he’s still part of the presentation team on both High Peak Radio and Ashbourne Radio and enjoys ‘the odd run out’ presenting on – air auctions, ‘double – heading’ with his brother and has concentrated in recent times on his work as an author, as well as floating gently through the countryside on his narrow boat ‘whenever the chance presents itself’. As one of the two founding directors of both radio stations, his main role now is to stay in touch with the licencing authority, OFCOM. As such he led the successful expansion of Ashbourne Radio into both Wirksworth and the wider Derbyshire Dales and Uttoxeter and the Staffordshire borders.
The poacher has indeed turned gamekeeper – but he still remembers his ‘outlaw’ roots. ‘I was within a few minutes of having my ‘collar felt’ for pirate broadcasting. Had that happened, our book would have been very much shorter than it is!’
Paul played his first record to a paying audience in 1974 and the numbers of people who have seen him ‘live’ since then, topped a million some time ago. After many years running his nationally – touring disco roadshow, he was introduced to pirate radio by former High Peak Radio breakfast presenter Barry Jarvis – and he’s never looked back! The commercial ‘engine’ behind the Broadcast Brothers, Paul was once described by a Sony – award winning broadcaster as a ‘Pocket Hercules!’ and there is absolutely no doubt that without Paul’s sales and marketing skills, The Broadcast Brothers would just be The Brothers.
Having spent years kicking lumps out of people on the football pitch, he too has seen something of a ‘poacher turned gamekeeper’ turnaround with his appointment as a licenced F.A. coach and football club directorship. As well as being one of the founding directors of High Peak Radio, he is currently Managing Director of both stations, so doesn’t have as much time to ‘mess around’ as his older brother!
As an auctioneer at charity events and the main in – studio force behind the legendary on – air auctions, Paul has helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for good causes. Along with his brother he has always ensured there is a free – to -access community strand to the on – air output; which is not always the case with commercial radio stations.
‘I’ve been blessed to be in the right place at the right time on a number of occasions, and fell across my true vocation almost by accident’, he says. ‘- and doubly blessed that my journey brought me to the High Peak, with beautiful places and wonderful people. The rest of it is just – work hard and be nice to people. That’s it, really. Most people don’t get a big break in life. I did – and I’ve tried to work as hard as possible to make the most of that. And you’ve got to have a rock ’n’ roll heart to want to do this. Music broadcasting isn’t a job for you if you’re just a computer operator with a distinctive voice; it takes understanding of music and what people like about it, to make radio stations that work for listeners.’

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Free Book: Lost Cause (A Daisy Dunlop Mystery ~ Book 1) by JL Simpson

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British female sleuth, Daisy Dunlop, thinks “heir hunting” is her dream job. Too bad she has to work with her worst nightmare, private investigator Solomon Liffey. They’ve barely spoken since he took her husband’s request to keep her safe far too literally and handcuffed her to the kitchen sink.

Solomon has no interest in babysitting a new partner, especially this one. The woman’s a bleedin’ liability. She has no concept of danger and could flirt for England at the next Olympics. As if that isn’t bad enough, she has a habit of sticking her nose in where it’s not wanted, including into Solomon’s very private life.

Determined to keep Daisy safely out the way, Solomon sets her the task of finding a missing person. Her investigations land her in the middle of his case. Bullets fly, bombs explode, and the number of murder victims keeps rising. When Solomon goes missing, the tables are turned. Now his life is in Daisy’s hands.

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Diminutive English rose, JL Simpson, was stolen away by a giant nomad and replanted in a southern land filled with gum trees and kangaroos. She quickly adapted to her new life, learning the meaning of G’day and mate whilst steadfastly refusing all attempts to convert her to Vegemite.

A hunger for exploration awoken by her new surroundings, she traversed the land seeking knowledge and adventure. Despite the trials and tribulations along the way she stood fearless in the face of calamity and embarrassment. With a joyous laugh, and a boundless supply of scones with cream and jam, she stood tall, all fifty-eight inches of her, and shrugged off the humiliation of falling in a freezer and reversing into her own mailbox.

Always ready to accept a challenge she embraced the double headed beast of accounting and taxation and wrestled the monster into submission, placating it with spreadsheets and double entry bookkeeping.

Her desire to experience the world led her to embrace a life of crime. Seeking the higher knowledge shared by the great minds of the detective world, she took to worshipping at the altars of the Crime and Investigation channel and Sherlock.

A dive into family history and heir hunting soon followed, where she discovered not every family has roots back to English nobility but they all have their fair share of ne’er-do-wells.

She loves sharing tales about the land of her birth along with the unexpected twists of fate that can befall all of us. Holding on to a steadfast belief every obstacle can be overcome ,and that you can be more than you ever expected, she spends her moments of solitude creating adventures where mystery and mayhem collide.

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Bargain Book for 03/04/2015: A Heat Of The Moment Thing by Maggie Le Page

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AHeatOfTheMomentThingThis book is bargain priced from 03/04/2015 until 03/14/2015 Check book price before you buy, as prices can change due to expiration of the sale or other technical issues.

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Becky Jordan has had it with relationships. From now on her time and dedication won’t be lavished on her latest Mr. Wrong—or, worse, Mr. Hell-No!—just the dream travel job which has unexpectedly leapt into her lap. Finally, life is looking great.

Unfortunately, not as great as her sizzling-hot, take-charge new boss. Matt Frobisher is everything she doesn’t want him to be, but if anyone thinks she’ll risk her career on a workplace fling they can think again. No amount of Superman behaviour from him will make her roll over and play Lois.

At least, that’s what her head says. Her heart, however, doesn’t do logical. In desperation she finds herself a Mr. Distraction, one with no strings and plenty of appeal. But Mr. Distraction also comes with unforeseen complications. Kryptonite complications, like Becky’s sister. And when she shows up there’s only one sure thing: not even Superman can prevent the Disaster Fest that’s about to blow Becky’s life apart.

(Contains one guy determined to win the girl, one girl determined not to be won, and plenty of heat in the middle.)

Targeted Age Group: 18+

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Bargain Book for 01/19/2015: How To Choose A Sweetheart by Nigel Bird

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Awarded the CROWNED HEART OF EXCELLENCE by InD’tale magazine (February 2014)

Max is a bookseller. Since his relationship with Jazz ended, he’s struggling to find purpose in life. That all changes when Cath walks into his shop and pins up an advert asking for a piano teacher for her daughter, Alice.

Max takes down the details and gets in touch immediately. Within a short space of time he manages to secure the position as Alice’s piano teacher and establishes that Cath is a single mother.

What could be better?

Well, he might be able to play the piano for a start.

How To Choose A Sweetheart is a topsy-turvy romantic comedy that will warm your heart and lift your spirits.

Nominated for the INDIE BOOK BARGAINS SpaSpa Book Awards 2013 – Best Romantic Comedy and Best Book Overall

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‘You will love this lighthearted attempt at redemption and the search for love. It’s a keeper.’ Mary Bearden (Mary’s Cup Of Tea)

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Bargain Book for 10/01/2014: Catchee Monkey: A Rex & Eddie Mystery by Sean Cameron

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Catchee-Monkey_KindleSMALLThis book is bargain priced from 10/01/2014 until 12/31/2015

Two Detectives. One Murder. No Clue.

The first in the Rex & Eddie Mysteries series, Catchee Monkey is a comedy-mystery — or daft noir — that lovingly mashes the pulp detective novel with a British twist.

When Eddie is persuaded to start a detective agency with his friend Rex, he hopes to set up a respectable business, while Rex sees it as a chance to play out his noir fantasies.

The inexperienced sleuths stumble upon a murder mystery that puts them head-to-head with gangsters, assassins, and corrupt coppers. Outnumbered, outgunned and outwitted, they have to solve their case before it kills them, or before they end up killing each other.

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Wuthering Frights by Tony Lewis @creativiapub

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This book is bargain priced from 08/21/2014 until 08/27/2014

Grendle the Shopkeeper has disappeared, and it’s up to Ollie’s crew to find him before it’s too late!

Narrowly missing a wandering splat of ectoplasm, or Bernard as he was more commonly known, with a deft side step, Ronnie entered the shop to the clanging of the little silver bell that hung over the door. His brow furrowed as he absently scratched his cheek. Grendle always came out after the tolling of the first bell. Always.

Where was Grendle the shopkeeper?

Later on, the local press are interviewing the Skullenian residents after an incident at the fountain whilst Noah and Gertie, a happy young couple, discover a dismembered corpse whilst taking a romantic, moonlit stroll through the cemetery. Are the strange events linked? Is anything else going to happen? Can I write any more of this nonsense without giving the game away?

Someone’s going to have find out what’s going on and in Skullenia that can only mean one thing. That’s right! Ollie and the boys have another puzzle to solve. Do they unravel this mystery? Can they avoid the carnivorous attentions of Noggin, a rather special cat? And will Professor Crumble ever invent anything useful?

Wuthering Frights is the third novel in The Skullenia Series.

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